Mirjam is a
Dutch,
Estonian
Estonian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe
* Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent
* Estonian language
* Estonian cuisine
* Estonian culture
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Finnish and
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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feminine given name cognate to
Miriam
Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus.
The Tor ...
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Mirjam Bikker
Mirjam Hannah Bikker (born 8 September 1982) is a Dutch politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives since 2021 Dutch general election, 2021. A member of the Christian Union (Nether ...
(born 1982), Dutch politician
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Mirjam van Breeschooten (born 1970), Dutch model
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Mirjam Gysling (born 1987), Swiss cyclist
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Mirjam Hauser-Senn
Mirjam Hauser-Senn (born 9 September 1980) is a road cyclist from Switzerland. She represented her nation at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships
The 2008 UCI Road World Championships took place in Varese, Italy, between September 23 and Septe ...
(born 1980), Swiss cyclist
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Mirjam van Hemert (born 1950), Dutch swimmer
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Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg
Mirjam Hooman-Kloppenburg (born 4 January 1966) is a former female table tennis player from Netherlands. She won three medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Table Tennis European Championships at Stuttgart in 1992. She also achieved ...
(born 1966), Dutch table tennis player
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Mirjam Indermaur (born 1967), Swiss businesswoman and writer
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Mirjam Jäger (born 1982), Swiss freestyle skier
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Mirjam Jäger-Fischer
Mirjam Jäger-Fischer (born May 18, 1977) is an Austrian politician for the SPÖ. She has been in the Landtag of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg ( , ; gsw, label=Vorarlbergisch, Vorarlbearg, , or ) is the westernmost States of Austria, state () of Aust ...
(born 1977), Austrian politician
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Mirjam de Koning
Mirjam de Koning (born Peper) (born 16 July 1969 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch paraplegic swimmer. (born 1969), Dutch paraplegic swimmer
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Mirjam Kristensen (born 1978), Norwegian novelist and non-fiction writer
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Mirjam Kuenkler
Mirjam Künkler, (Ph.D. Columbia University) teaches Middle Eastern Politics at Princeton University. Kuenkler's expertise is in Iranian and Indonesian politics.
Künkler has published widely on religion-state relations, law, party politics, soci ...
, American professor of Middle Eastern politics
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Mirjam Liimask
Mirjam Liimask (born 25 October 1983 in Tartu) is a retired Estonian hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes know ...
(born 1983), Estonian hurdler
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Mirjam Melchers
Maria Wilhelmina Johanna "Mirjam" Melchers-Van Poppel (born 26 September 1975 in Arnhem, Gelderland) is a female former racing cyclist from the Netherlands, married to former sprinter Jean-Paul van Poppel. She was one of the leading cyclists in ...
(born 1975), Dutch cyclist
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Mirjam Müntefering
Mirjam Müntefering (born January 29, 1969 in Arnsberg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German author and a lesbian.
She writes about LGBT themes, but also wrote a book on dog training. In 2000, she founded the dog obedience school "HUNDherum fit" i ...
(born 1969), German author
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Mirjam Novak
Mirjam Elisabeth Novak (born 16 January in Nuremberg) is an actress and screenwriter of Croatian-German descent who has appeared in various films and television shows in the US, England, Canada and Germany.
She moved to Los Angeles to attend the ...
, German actress and screenwriter
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Mirjam Novero
Mirjam Novero (1915–1996) was a Finnish film actress. She was the wife of the director Edvin Laine
Edvin Laine (13 July 1905 – 18 November 1989) was a Finnish film director. Laine was born Bovellán.
Laine directed a comedy ''Aaltoska ...
(1915–1996), Finnish film actress
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Mirjam Oldenhave
Mirjam Oldenhave (born 20 August 1960 in Hengelo) is a Dutch author of children's literature, and the author of the 2010 ''Kinderboekenweekgeschenk''. Initially trained as a drama therapist, she taught drama and music in special education. She pu ...
(born 1960), Dutch author of children's literature
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Mirjam Orsel
Mirjam Orsel (born 1 April 1978 in Amsterdam, North Holland) is a volleyball player from the Netherlands, who plays as a middle-blocker. She was a member of the Dutch National Women's Team that won the gold medal at the FIVB World Grand Prix 20 ...
(born 1978), Dutch volleyball player
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Mirjam Ott (born 1972), Swiss curler
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Mirjam Overdam
Mirjam Overdam (born 18 February 1973) was a Dutch female water polo player. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national water polo team.
She competed with the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially ...
(born 1978), Dutch water polo player
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Mirjam Polkunen
Maire Mirjam Polkunen (2 March 1926 – 22 June 2012) was a Finnish writer, literature researcher, translator and dramatist. Among other awards, she won the Eino Leino Prize in 1969. Her Finnish rendering of ''Zeno's Conscience
''Zeno's Consci ...
(1926–2012), Finnish writer, translator and dramatist
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Mirjam Puchner
Mirjam Puchner (born 18 May 1992) is an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer from St Johann im Pongau in Salzburg. She made her World Cup debut on 12 January 2013 in St. Anton, Austria. Puchner attained her first World Cup podium in March 2016 at ...
(born 1992), Austrian alpine skier
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Mirjam Sterk
Willemina Roziena Catharina (Mirjam) Sterk (born 23 May 1973 in Zeist) is a Dutch former politician, civil servant, NH editor as well as educator. As a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) she was an MP from ...
(born 1973), Dutch politician and Christian minister
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Mirjam Tally
Mirjam Tally (born 28 November 1976 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer.
In 2003 she graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. In
1998-2004 she was a freelance program host in the classical music channel Klassikaraadio. 2003-2006 she w ...
(born 1976), Estonian composer
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Mirjam Timmer
Mirjam Timmer (born 1 July 1982) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. Since 2006, she has performed under the name Mir, short for Mirjam, but also the Russian word for "Peace".
Timmer is from the Frisian village of Wergea, where she was exposed to mu ...
(born 1982), Dutch singer-songwriter
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Mirjam Tola Mirjam Tola is an Albanian operatic soprano and voice teacher. She is also an Austrian citizen.
Life
Born in Tirana in 1972, Tola studied singing at the University of Arts Tirana with from 1991 and graduated with distinction in 1994. In Tirana ...
(born 1972), Albanian operatic soprano
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Mirjam Tuokkola
Mirjam Tuokkola (born 7 February 1997) is a Finnish archer who participated in the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.
She started archery in 2007 and her other career highlights include a silver medal in the 2012 World Field Archery Champions ...
(born 1997), Finnish archer
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Mirjam Weichselbraun
Mirjam Weichselbraun (born 27 September 1981) is an Austrian television host and actress, best known in Austria for presenting ''Dancing Stars'', Life Ball and the Vienna Opera Ball. She is best known outside Austria for presenting the Eurovisi ...
(born 1971), Austrian television host
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Miriam (given name)
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